measure up
verb
measured up; measuring up; measures up
1
: to have necessary or fitting qualifications
—often used with to
2
: to be the equal (as in ability)
—used with to
Examples of measure up in a Sentence
he always worried about measuring up to his older brother
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Instead, lithium niobate — which is more stable and easier to fabricate, even if its properties don’t quite measure up with those of barium titanate — filled that role instead.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Daniels set the bar so incredibly high last year that measuring up against that was always going to be difficult.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
There’s a lot of pressure as twins to measure up to each other.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Daniels set the bar so incredibly high last year that measuring up against that was always going to be difficult.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
There’s a lot of pressure as twins to measure up to each other.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Players select their favorite animal paw and then decide how each one measures up on the cuteness scale.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for measure up
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“Measure up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/measure%20up. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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